Threshed Maryland Type 32 Tobacco from China
Type 32 Maryland tobacco is a dark air-cured variety, threshed and stripped for use in chewing tobacco and snuff production. It matches HTS 2401.20.87.30 as 'other' threshed Maryland tobacco outside quota provisions. The processing prepares it directly for blending without manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
387.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document curing method (air-cured) and type number to substantiate Maryland classification
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests retail readiness, as that could invoke 'prepared for consumer' notes
• Confirm no glycerol or flavor additives, which would reclassify as water pipe tobacco under 2403.11